1. And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them. But he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent. And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee. Luke 4: 43-44

2. “During the past sixteen years I can recollect only two occasions on which I have heard sermons specifically devoted to the theme of the Kingdom of God.... I find this silence rather surprising because it is universally agreed by New Testament scholars that the central theme of the teaching of Jesus was the Kingdom of God.” [quoting Dr. I. Howard Marshall of the University of Aberdeen] Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy, 59.

3. Jesus Preached the Kingdom (Luke 4: 43) Mankind Lost the Kingdom The Devil Claimed it was given to him (Luke 4 : 5 – 8)

4. Matthew 6: 33 “But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” Jesus Christ

5. Matthew 9:35 “Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people” Jesus Christ

6. Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” Jesus Christ

7. “ Fulfilling the assignment of preaching the Kingdom is the key to the timing of the return of Christ. Jesus said that the end will come after the gospel of the Kingdom is preached to all nations.... The fact that Jesus has not come back yet is proof that His assignment, which He delegated to His followers in every generation, has not yet been fulfilled.” Dr Myles Munroe

8. Acts 28:30 “Then Paul dwelt for two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came him, preaching the Kingdom of God and teaching the things which concernthe Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him

9. How many churches today are actively and conscientiously preaching the gospel of.... the Kingdom of God? Not just any message will do.... Jesus will return only when the message of the Kingdom has been proclaimed in all the earth, and that proclamation is the Church’s responsibility? How many churches today are actively and conscientiously preaching the gospel of.... the Kingdom of God? Not just any message will do.... Jesus will return only when the message of the Kingdom has been proclaimed in all the earth, and that proclamation is the Church’s responsibility?

10. “The gospel of the Kingdom is the only true gospel. Anything else we preach is not the true gospel, or at least, not the complete gospel. Preaching about Jesus Christ is a vital and essential part of preaching the gospel of the Kingdom, because He is our way into the Kingdom. Just because we place our faith in Christ, however, does not mean that we automatically understand either what it means to be a citizen of the Kingdom or how to live like one.”

11. The Kingdom is life itself.... [and] The king is the central component of a kingdom and embodies the essence of the kingdom.” The Kingdom is life itself.... [and] The king is the central component of a kingdom and embodies the essence of the kingdom.”

12. The Unfortunate thing is that many in the Church have discovered the King but they have no clue about the Kingdom that He came to bring to mankind.”